Artist Jane Bush

06/12/2023

Hey friends! 👋 I realize that even though I don’t use social media all that much these days (there were years where I posted almost every day!) and lot of my close friends still use it so I pop in to see how everything is going, so HOW IS EVERYBODY???
Myself: overall, I’m feeling happier and I’m actually in a good place!❤️ I will be getting in touch more with my good friends outside of fb. I miss my friends, but not Facebook or social media much.

12/11/2023

Let’s get deep with Alan Watts, my friends:

“Lets suppose that you were able every night to dream any dream you wanted to dream
And you would naturally as you began on this adventure of dreams, you would fulfill all your wishes.
You would have every kind of pleasure, you see
And after several nights you would say, "well that was pretty great."

But now lets have a surprise, lets have a dream which isn’t under control
Well something is going to happen to me that i don’t know what it’s gonna be
Then you would get more and more adventurous, and you would make further and further out gambles as to what you would dream, and finally you would dream where you are now.

If you awaken from this illusion
And you understand that black implies white
Self implies other
Life implies death
You can feel yourself, not as a stranger in the world
Not as something here on probation, not as something that has arrived here by fluke, but you can begin to feel your own existence as absolutely fundamental.

What you are basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself.” (–Alan Watts)

19/10/2023

This neutral girl?! WHO IS SHE?! She’s wearing the travel palette that has a perfect 6 pan, light to dark neutral brown color story in mattes and shimmers. It’s gorgeous! I mean if anyone is going to get me to wear neutrals, it’s Nomad. However…*cue “My Way” by Frank Sinatra* I paired it with some color, of course! Royal blue is one of my all time favorite colors, and blues are some of my favorites in general! I’ve always felt that brown and blue went well together, so I decided to use my favorite blue eyeliner from @1999.beauty called “Wasser”, a bright cobalt blue. Since we’re talking about travel and flying being the theme of the “Nomad air” collection, I paired it with a wing by inkliner black (which, btw, creates a fantastic sharp edge even on my 44 year old eyes!). Now I’ll admit I felt so awkward wearing the browns, but by the time the whole look came together, I was feeling it! Call it a lesson in getting outside of your comfort zone. My advice for looks outside your comfort zone is to pair it with something, one item or color you do feel comfortable with. 💙 🤎

12/10/2023

Have you tried out ‘s eyeshadow palettes? I recently bought both the coven and witchcraft palettes and HOLY SMOKES they are amazing! (Swipe for more) Very reasonably priced too! This look was a combo of both palettes along with some extras from shadowboxer eye crayon in Marquee Moon and Saquaro on the outer corner of my lids. Thanks to for the recommendation🙃😄 On a side note, Who wants to see some editorial looks from me? I’ve been feeling it lately. What do you look for to inspire new looks? Lately I’ve taken to color palettes on Pinterest! You can really fall down a rabbit hole! I love color, different color combos, and how they work together. I then want to find a way to make it work on my canvas aka my face🙂 Now to make some time to set aside for that will be the thing! Lately I’ve just been creating looks that I’m wearing on a daily basis. I’m happy to get artsy/creative at any given moment! If not, I can continue to post my daily looks!

Eyes:
coven and witchcraft palettes (shades used in witchcraft: villainess, cat, magick, halloween, sisters) (shades used in coven: Poseidon, Dionysus, Nemesis)

Shadowboxer eye crayons in Marquee Moon & Saguaromakeup Stay N’ Play waterproof eyeliner in Midnight Sky and Emerald Dragon
Supernova multichrome eyeliner in Electra
lash n’roll mascara in black

08/10/2023

Who’s ready for Halloween? The Trick Or Treat palette by x palette has me in the mood for it! 🎃 with its fiery matte shades and sparkling metallics/duochromes. Seriously, one of the most, if not THE most beautiful orange and red shades I’ve ever tried. I’m loving this cooler weather but my body hates it. Today was a very hard day pain wise, but I can’t even be mad about it when I went out to do some Uber eats last night and a complete stranger tipped me $50! FIFTY. Dear person, you made my whole month. I hope all the good karma comes right back to you. I’ll have to spread some of my own. 🧡🎃 I just realize I have no idea what I’m going to be for Halloween and I should break out my mehron paints. Who else is obsessed with the colors orange and blue together? Can you tell this post is a very stream of consciousness post? My ADHD is showing a little.

21/09/2023

How’s your Thursday going? I’ve been kinda floored by this $10 palette from I picked up at the other day. Like whaaaat (scroll to see my reaction & some finger swatching). It’s “Welcome To Sin City”, by the way. I’m not paid to say anything; I was simply impressed with the quality. Also, thanks to for the bitchin’ Frida Kahlo shirt. I’m not paid to say any of that either. Anyways, health wise, I’m waiting on an mri on my neck but the lumbar mri has said that from L1 to S1 is bulging (I have 2 plates and 6 screws in my back on L 4/5) with spinal stenosis. C3/4 is herniated. Not to be the downer, but if I have days where I’m skipping Instagram, that pain is more likely the culprite. I don’t have any room to complain though. I’ve been dealing with this since I was 28, and if it’s taught me anything, it’s taught me that the little joys in life are really important to show gratitude towards. See you in my next post. Im hoping to film some reels soon too!

18/09/2023

Are you a sucker for purples/greens, and blue-turquoise like myself? I could have 50 palettes with those colors in them, and I’d still want more! I’m in love with the new Nightshade palette (purchased) - featuring “Henbane”, a cool toned green shade that I layered with the transformative shade “enchanter” (the kind of shade that turns just about any color a different shade when layered). I layered back and forth between the matte cool toned green and enchanter & came up with this lovely turquoise-teal shade! This palette is quite versatile for a green and purple color story! It goes from light to dark, which is a huge plus in my book. I wish the mustard yellow was a bit of a more brighter banana yellow, but that’s just my selfish preference. It has nothing to do with the quality. I love the purples, and holy smokes all the textures of metallics and duochromes are incredible! I feel like they really stand out in this palette! I paired it with the stunning super nice multichrome liners in buzz and chroma. Btw, I love the price point of those. On a personal note, how’s everyone doing? I’m personally working on using a habit tracker to use some better habits like reading more and curbing my spending habits. I will often escape into bad habits if I’m stressed or anxious (or my brain is dopamine deficient due to ADHD) so wish me the best of luck there. At the end of the day, I’m just wanting to be both the best version of myself and loving to myself. I’ve spend too long not being kind to the person who needs it so she can continue to be the best person: myself. Can you relate?

06/09/2023

I have a case of RBF and so does my wonderful, lovely, best friend of a mother. When I was a kid and she was concentrating on driving or bookkeeping, I’d ask “are you mad?” 😆 If you’d like to see my true personality, keep swiping. 🤪Honestly, I was feeling sultry and loved the mood that this palette ( Ghost Town USA gold + grit palette) was giving! I have another look in mind but wanted to start off with something slightly moody! Can I tell you how much I loved the shades Garnet, MT and the duochrome Ghost Town?! Holy smokes! Nomad conjured up an eyeshadow witch doctor and stepped up their shimmer game! (Sorry, it’s spooky season!) So buttery and sparkly (but not a chunky sparkle - no glitter - just pure glimmering goodness!). Of course I had to dip into the Calamity Jane shade in my crease! Thank you, , for gifting me this palette! Eyes:
Ghost Town USA Gold + Grit palette
Gel Eyeliner pencil in Wine Downmakeup Lash Like A Boss curling mascara

Lips: love swipe in I’m Melting
Fetes De Provence lip gloss in Les Fetes

09/08/2023

The eyes are the window to the soul, but they sure look better with some sparkly goods on them! I’m completely enchanted with bismuth holographic shadow from their pure metals collection that just released. This was my first lethal purchase and now I want so much more from them.
Something about holographic and multichromes are just magical. Anything super sparkly but not necessarily glittery or chunky glittery.
This shade is especially mesmerizing in the sunlight!

I’m a bit overwhelmed right now personally but I’ve got the power of sparkles ✨ in my corner! Take that, anxiety! ( But seriously, words of encouragement are welcome! )

07/08/2023

“It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong.

You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass. You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean. You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas. You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman but also always be looking out for other people.

You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood.”
-America Ferrara’s monologue in the Barbie movie

This monologue is completely on point. We need to give women a break and ladies, more importantly, give yourselves a break.

06/08/2023

Sporting some of the amazing Matte eye paints, (la zona rosa, vertigo flowers, and crocodile rock) and I forgot what else I was wearing here because I hadn’t intended to initially post it here. What I really wanted to write about was my personal journey. I took an long hiatus, and it was very encouraging to see everyone’s support in my last post. Thank you. I honestly didn’t know it would be so welcoming. You all are such talented, sweet, and creative individuals. I wanted to talk about creative burnout (creator burnout!). There’s so much that goes into content creation, & I have ADHD. I can be extremely hyper focused at times, or I can be procrastinating because I’m unmotivated. I’m 43 & I still struggle with this (but I know in some ways even though it’s a challenge, it can be to my advantage). My end goal is to find some kind of balance so I don’t get burned out again. The hours put into content creation is something that unless you’re doing it, you really don’t know. When you have chronic pain due to psoriatic arthritis, fibromyalgia, and spinal stenosis, that can slow you down too. This is not a pity party; these are just contributing factors that lead to that place where I had to walk away for a while. It was refreshing to not have a schedule to strictly abide by, and while I move forward I want to post and get back into it, my main focus is creativity.
I want to promote indie brands and major brands if they choose to collaborate (but I’ll be honest - indie brands are my favorite!) but I also want the wiggle room of sitting down and just filming my makeup process (or not) and reaching for whatever comes to mind (I’ll be shopping my stash but also new in the mix too, whether it’s purchases or PR. You may see swatches here too, because I can’t help myself. When I fall in love with an eyeshadow palette or liquid shadow, I want to share it with everyone).Getting in that flow state where you’re on artistic fire is my favorite place to be. I’m ready for the next chapter!
That being said, what are some challenges you face and how do you approach a solution? 💚

28/07/2023

Are you a fan? This is an appreciation post. They’ve been kind and generous enough to send me PR, and I’m falling in love/rediscovering some of their palettes they’ve sent. This look is from the Royal Europe palette, which include deep, jewel toned mattes and STUNNING multichromes. They have their NomadsGiving sale (use code: NOMADSGIVING for 20% off and buy 2 palettes and get their water bottle). I just bought their Tokyo and Whistler Snow Lodge palette to add to my collection. For the look: Royal Europe palette*
Mattes used: great Pena Palace, The Ballroom, Buckingham Palace
Multichromes used:
Royal Treasure, Imperial Crown
Shadowstick in Kill The Lights
*gifted/PR. My goal is to be back next week posting a few times a week. This way I can ease back into it, and I’ll be posting my personal journey here as well as my love of eyeshadow, eyeliner, everything creatively beautiful. I’ve really missed everyone ❤️❤️❤️❤️

28/12/2022

Hey everyone! Just posting to get back in touch with everyone. I’ve been MIA here and on YouTube, and it’s on purpose. I needed a social media break and while in the beginning it wasn’t entirely intentional, I’m enjoying the break. I want to come back regularly when the time is right I’m 2023 but I’m getting the rest of the holiday season out of the way. My life is awesome and I have plenty to be thankful for, and my body/spirit desired a break. I’m learning to let go of some rigid habits that become very inherent when posting to social media regularly, and questioning the end goal. Maybe there isn’t entirely an end goal, but I just really enjoy the creative process of it all, and that’s the place I want to experience most when I come back: creative inspiration. No one is creative 100% of the time, especially artists and creative people in general. There’s an ebb and flow, and we can enjoy the ebb as much as the flow. I’m just getting to a place where I don’t have to feel guilty if I’m not creating 100% 24/7. I hope your 2023 is amazing, and don’t forget to rest your brain/body/soul. What are you looking forward to in the next year?

30/11/2022

Do you love the shade teal as much as I do? This matte eye paint shade from called Replicant was what started my love for the brand. I was so impressed by how BRIGHT it was. Did anyone take advantage of any Black Friday/cyber Monday deals? I added back ups of this shade and several others, along with some other sales. I didn’t do super crazy, but I did get a few things 😉 it’s been kind of a wild week so far but I’m going to catching up with everyone’s posts, I swear.
- matte fluid eye paint shades in replicant, la zona rosa, and on pointe.
- fractal glitter eye paint in “Tin Pan Alley”.
- cheek freak blush balm in “laid”
- matte lip paint in “dilemma”
- fix lip pencil in “smoking room”
bye bye panda eyes mascara

21/11/2022

Have you tried the new grunge palette? It’s AWESOME quality (especially for the price), and the color story is nostalgic for me. I was a little goth girl in high school (at least 2 years 🤣- the other year was spent being super colorful like you see now, but we didn’t have the variety of cool makeup back in the 90’s) and this look brought me back to those days. Paired it with my favorite eyeliner and shade, line artist in Blue Is The New Black (seriously a gorgeous navy blue shade - almost an inky blue) and their Paint-It matte Lipcolor in Cautionary Tale. Here’s to 16 year old Jane in another time wearing a Nine Inch Nails shirt with black hair and rainbow pants.
Brows:
brow lift and coloricon brow pencil in ginger roots
Eyes:
grunge palette
line artist in blue is the new black
disco dust in starlight lounge (inner corner and a bit on the lower lash line)
another volume mascara…but better!
Face:
halo glow liquid filter in shade 1 fair
tinted hydrator in porcelain and dual ended contour stick in light/medium
putty bronzer in honey drip
soft gradient blush in star crossed
disco dust in starlight lounge as highlighter
Lips:
paint-it matte lipcolor in cautionary tale

20/11/2022

🙌🙌🙌 Work on yourselves, not on manipulating others👍👍👍

24/10/2022

Anyone fancy $20? If you haven’t heard of paying in 4 payments on Klarna, I can genuinely say that because of it and Afterpay, I was able to raise my credit score into great standing (I didn’t even know it until it happens, so that was pretty sweet! So here’s $20 towards a purchase if you want it. Might come in handy for holiday shopping 🛍 🎄

Have you seen the Klarna app? Try it using my link and you can get a $20 reward.

Limited time only. Terms apply.

13/08/2022

https://youtube.com/shorts/_oLl7stzRaw?feature=share
Just a little something I made!